What is 16/8 Simplified to Simplest Form?

Simplifying Fraction 16/8 using GCF

The first way to simplify the fraction 16/8 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [16] and denominator [8].

GCF of 16 and 8 is 8

And then divide both the numerator [16] and denominator [8] by the GCF [8].

16 ÷ 8

/

8 ÷ 8

=

2

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 16/8 using Prime Factors

Another method to reduce the fraction 16/8 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [16] and denominator [8].

Prime Factors of 16: 2,2,2,2

Prime Factors of 8: 2,2,2

Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:

2 × 2 × 2 × 2

/

2 × 2 × 2

=

2

/

1

Simplifying Fraction 16/8 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number

In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [16] and denominator [8] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.

16 ÷ 2

/

8 ÷ 2

=

8

/

4

8 ÷ 2

/

4 ÷ 2

=

4

/

2

4 ÷ 2

/

2 ÷ 2

=

2

/

1

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Fraction Simplification Table

Fraction	Lowest Terms
16/1	16/1
16/2	8/1
16/3	16/3
16/4	4/1
16/5	16/5
16/6	8/3
16/7	16/7
16/8	2/1
16/9	16/9
16/10	8/5
16/11	16/11
16/12	4/3
16/13	16/13
16/14	8/7
16/15	16/15
16/16	1/1
16/17	16/17
16/18	8/9
16/19	16/19
16/20	4/5 (⅘)
16/21	16/21
16/22	8/11
16/23	16/23
16/24	2/3 (⅔)
16/25	16/25
16/26	8/13
16/27	16/27
16/28	4/7
16/29	16/29
16/30	8/15

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16/8 Simplified